NASCAR9

I own a 2012 Lariat with the Gen1/Navigation Sync system. I have already decided is Ford does not update my system to read my IPhone 5s text messages, this will be my last Ford I buy. I would prefer CarPlay, but would be happy with a Sync update. In the end I don't think Ford really gives a damn about anyone but current year customers.

wlanguru

The two annoyances I have with the FordTouch system in my 2013 FX4 is no messages for iPhones and finding street addresses with voice commands.

I have yet to be able to get a street address with voice and it gets really frustrating when driving around somewhere unfamiliar and arguing with the Sync lady.

Heretic

I have no problem with Sync.

My problem is the blood sucking Navtec and Ford charging a premium to have a Nav system yet don't provide free map updates.

yanki01

faster response to commands? yes I want it and will pay for it.

itguy08

It takes time and money to provide those map updates. Google uses its ad revenue to subsidize their updates. Bing is a loss for Microsoft. Apple bakes it in to the cost of the device. Mapquest uses ads. Garmin and TomTom bake it into the cost of the device (although I believe they both own map services), etc.

I've got no issues paying for map updates provided they are reasonably priced. IMHO $200 is a little too pricey.

obusnizzle

I've had very few problems whatsoever with my oem touchyscreen. My USB music runs through my ipad, my droid maxx connects every time, and nav does what I want. Only issues are the occassional random place that isn't in the database, but inputting the address works.

caperJ

My wife has an Escape with Sync and has Iphone 5 message reading, it was a bit of pain everyone said it would not work but I followed a tip and it does now. I'll look for instructions I used.

Found Them

FYI if you follow these instructions to a Tee Iphone IOS 7 will read incoming text but you cannot use canned messages. Works perfectly incoming.

The sequence seems to have a large part of it working or not.

1) Truck - Delete phone from BT device list.
2) Phone - Delete Sync from BT connection list.
3) Phone - Reboot. (Do steps 4 & 5 while you wait for this to finish)
4) Truck - Turn off, pull the key, open the door.
5) Truck - Close the door, restart.
6) Truck/Phone - Pair your phone fresh w/MFT. Let it finish.
7) Phone - Turn BT off.
8) Phone - Turn BT on.
9) Truck - Hit "connect" on the MFT screen to reconnect BT.
10) Phone - Go into the BT Profile Settings screen for Sync (little arrow to the right of Sync, in Settings, Bluetooth)
11) Phone - Set Notifications to "On".
12) Phone - Back up a screen and turn BT off again.
13) Phone - Turn BT back on.
14) Truck - Hit "connect" on the MFT screen again to reconnect to phone.